HP may or may not be a good guy. He comes across as an ass a lot of times on here. I've commuted for over 20 years at this airline(NWA/DELTA)and will be for another 20. I've always volunteered to take a JUMPSEAT many times , (FA or cockpit) to get the most people on. Even after working HKG-KIX-ANC and then jumpseating ANC-MSP-DFW and giving up the cockpit JS to a FEDEX pilot and drooling on the 757 door 3 FA JUMPSEAT on the ANC-MSP leg. I'll take my chances with the chief pilot if a Delta pilot chooses not to help out. 99% of commuting Delta pilots would do this for an offline pilot or non rev. HP likes to take an antagonistic approach to many things that most reasonable people wouldn't even consider an issue.